University of Alberta Golden Bears basketball closed out the regular season with a sweep of the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns, following a 93-88 win Friday by hanging on for a 97-96 thriller Saturday to hit the post-season on a 10-game win streak.

With a 19-1 record to clinch top seed in Canada West, the Bears will bye through next week’s play-in round before hosting a best-of-three quarter-final series at the Saville Community Sports Centre Feb. 16-18.

They will enjoy home-court advantage throughout the Canada West playoffs.

Geoff Pippus led the way Saturday with 19 points, while Brody Clarke was Friday’s key contributor with 26 points and 15 rebounds.

BEARS BEST

Bears hockey locked up the No. 1 seed in Canada West with a 3-1 win Saturday to sweep the visiting University of Saskatchewan Huskies.

That gives them home-ice advantage through the playoffs after going a perfect 14-0 at home.

Steven Owre scored twice and Tyson Baillie rounded it out for the Bears, who improved to 22-3-1 and will visit the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds in next weekend’s regular-season finale, before hosting a best-of-three semifinal series at Clare Drake Arena Feb. 23-25.

Roundup: Pandas hockey won their eighth straight Friday with a 2-1 shootout win over Saskatchewan, seeing their bid to tie the Canada West record for seven straight shutouts (set by the 2001-02 Pandas) fall short at six. Their eight game win streak ended with a 3-2 loss to the Huskies on Saturday … Bears volleyball improved to 17-3 with back to back wins over visiting Huskies. Taryq Sani led the way with 11 kills in a straight-sets sweep (25-15, 25-18, 25-21) in Friday’s game, as head coach Terry Danyluk coached his 934th overall game with Alberta, passing former Bears basketball head coach Don Horwood for third on the school’s all-time list. Following up with a 3-1 win (25-16, 20-25, 25-21, 25-22) on Saturday, with Alex McMullin posting 14 kills, the Bears clinched home-court advantage in the quarter-final round of playoffs, which takes place on Feb. 22-25 … Pandas basketball won their final conference game of the year Saturday, 68-58 on the road over the University Lethbridge Pronghorns. But it was a 72-63 loss to Lethbridge a night earlier that saw them clinch a playoff spot with teams below them in the standings also suffering losses. Alberta finished 11-9 and will host a play-in game on Saturday at the Saville … McEwan University Griffins women’s basketball’s Kayla Ivicak broke the school record for most double-doubles in a Canada West season, earning her ninth in 19 games with 20 points and 11 rebounds in Friday’s 66-55 loss to the Trinity Western University Spartans. The previous record was eight set by Kelly Fagan in 2014-15. “I think it’s pretty cool,” said Ivicak, a St. Albert product. “To beat a record is awesome.” Saturday was MacEwan’s Senior Night celebrations for graduating Griffins Paige Knull and Kerilynn MacLennan.

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